Table 6 Five-year cancer-specific survival (%) and adjusted‡ hazard ratios in Aboriginal versus non-Aboriginal people, males and females, NSW, 1999-2007, with 95% confidence intervals
From: Estimates of cancer incidence, mortality and survival in aboriginal people from NSW, Australia
| Cancer site | Aboriginal | Non-Aboriginal | Hazard Ratio‡ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | ||||
| Head and neck | 48.7 (38.4-58.9)*** | 65.6 (64.4-66.8) | 1.90 (1.46-2.48)*** | |
| Stomach | 17.1 (5.6-28.6)* | 29.6 (28.3-30.9) | 1.36 (1.01-1.82)* | |
| Large bowel | 50.7 (43.5-57.9)*** | 64.9 (64.4-65.4) | 1.63 (1.35-1.97)*** | |
| Pancreas | 4.4 (0.0-10.3) | 6.7 (6.0-7.5) | 1.32 (1.01-1.73)* | |
| Lung | 9.2 (5.4-13.1)** | 16.3 (15.8-16.9) | 1.47 (1.31-1.66)*** | |
| Melanoma of skin | 90.6 (84.7-96.5) | 90.4 (90.0-90.8) | 0.98 (0.52-1.84) | |
| All cancers | 52.6 (50.3-55.0)*** | 65.4 (65.2-65.5) | 1.62 (1.52-1.73)*** | |
| Males | ||||
| Head and neck | 40.7 (28.2-53.2)*** | 64.7 (63.3-66.2) | 2.17 (1.61-2.93)*** | |
| Stomach | 19.9 (5.7-34.1) | 29.6 (28.0-31.3) | 1.18 (0.83-1.68) | |
| Large bowel | 47.9 (38.1-57.7)* | 64.6 (63.8-65.3) | 1.74 (1.36-2.22)*** | |
| Pancreas | 8.0 (0.0-18.4) | 6.2 (5.2-7.2) | 1.19 (0.81-1.75) | |
| Lung | 9.3 (4.3-14.3)* | 15.0 (14.4-15.7) | 1.43 (1.22-1.67)*** | |
| Melanoma of skin | 89.0 (80.1-97.9) | 88.3 (87.7-88.8) | 0.84 (0.37-1.90) | |
| Prostate | 77.6 (70.9-84.3)*** | 87.7 (87.3-88.1) | 1.87 (1.37-2.57)*** | |
| All cancers | 48.8 (45.5-52.1)*** | 64.1 (63.8-64.4) | 1.65 (1.51-1.80)*** | |
| Females | ||||
| Head and neck | 67.7 (52.4-83.0) | 67.7 (65.5-69.9) | 1.28 (0.71-2.30) | |
| Stomach | 11.4 (0.0-28.9)* | 29.5 (27.3-31.8) | 1.98 (1.15-3.40)* | |
| Large bowel | 54.6 (43.8-65.3)* | 65.3 (64.5-66.1) | 1.49 (1.11-2.00)* | |
| Pancreas | 8.5 (0.0-19.5) | 7.2 (6.1-8.3) | 1.46 (0.99-2.15) | |
| Lung | 8.9 (2.8-15.1)* | 18.7 (17.7-19.6) | 1.54 (1.30-1.84)*** | |
| Melanoma of skin | 92.1 (84.3-99.9) | 93.3 (92.8-93.8) | 1.35 (0.50-3.64) | |
| Breast | 79.1 (74.0-84.2)*** | 87.8 (87.4-88.2) | 1.83 (1.40-2.40)*** | |
| Cervix | 59.0 (46.0-72.0)* | 73.6 (71.5-75.6) | 1.96 (1.30-2.96)*** | |
| All cancers | 56.5 (53.4-59.7)*** | 66.9 (66.6-67.2) | 1.59 (1.45-1.75)*** |